Thanksgiving

We are thankful for the care
That did not come to try us;
The burden that we did not bear, The trouble that passed by us;
The task we did not fail to do,
The hurt we did not cherish;
The friend who did not prove untrue,
The joy that did not perish.

We are thankful for the blinding storm
That did not lose it swelling;
And for the sudden blight of harm
That came not nigh our dwelling.

We are thankful for the dart unsped,
The bitter word unspoken,
The grave unmade, the tear unshed,
The heart-tie still unbroken.

Thanksgiving Notes:
In the US, Thanksgiving always falls on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada, Thanksgiving always falls on the second Monday of October. While the dates are different in each country, the tradition, the celebration, the giving of thanks is the same.

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